GT USA Wilmington marked another historic day for the Port of Wilmington this week with the start of a new MSC service and the maiden call of the first vessel on that service, the m/v San Antonio.

Discharging 40’ refrigerated containers of Chilean fruit from m/v San Antonio 2/18/19 Port of Wilmington, Delaware.
Discharging 40’ refrigerated containers of Chilean fruit from m/v San Antonio 2/18/19 Port of Wilmington, Delaware.

GT USA Wilmington Chief Executive Officer Eric Casey welcomed Captain Wojciech Piotr Pilip, the Master of the container vessel, M/V "SAN ANTONIO," along with Michelle Tan from MSC’s New York office and Elliot Timlin representing the ship’s agency, Norton Lilly International.
“We are delighted to welcome the MSC M/V "SAN ANTONIOto our port and are confident that this marks the start of a partnership that will strengthen as GT USA Wilmington continues its redevelopment program at the Port of Wilmington, Delaware,” Casey said. “Receiving this vessel highlights our ability to deliver the highest standards of operational efficiency.”  
The ceremony was in commemoration of the start of MSC’s new weekly Chilean fruit service to the Port of Wilmington, Delaware via MSC’s Freeport, Bahamas transshipment hub. The occasion also marked the maiden call of the San Antonio to Wilmington, where palletized fruit cargo was stripped from refrigerated containers and the containers were loaded back onboard the vessel before its return sailing to the Bahamas.